Deal-hunting site Schnäppchenfreitag 2011 that Best Buy has several trample-thy-neighbor bargains in its sale, which runs Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5.
Most noteworthy is the $200 , which features a 14-inch display with 1366-by-768 resolution; 2GB of memory (expandable to 4GB); an (1MB cache, 2.3GHz, 800MHz front side bus); a 320GB hard drive (5400 rpm); a 4-cell lithium-ion battery; a DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; and Windows 7 Home Premium Edition.
OK, so maybe it's not the fastest laptop on the block--note the measly 2 gigs of RAM--but it's a still a pretty good buy at $200. (Regular price is $350.)
Other Best Buy deals include: a for $400 ($100 off); an with a 3-inch LCD screen for $40 ($60 off); and a with a scratch-resistant InvisibleSHIELD for $360 ($70 off).
Starting Sunday, Nov. 6, has a few doorbusters too, including a Westinghouse 32-inch LCD HDTV (720p resolution, 60Hz refresh rate) and an Acer laptop with an 11.6-inch display. Each sells for $197. That's a $102 off the laptop's regular price, and $82 off the TV.
Here's a sneak peek at , posted early by Schnäppchenfreitag 2011.
Walmart, meanwhile, has a few electronics specials in its shindig starting Nov. 5. These include:
Granted, Walmart's specials aren't so special, particularly its Xbox 360 deals. Best Buy, by comparison, is offering a with its Xbox 360/Kinect bundles.
Will you shop early this holiday season? Wait until Schnäppchenfreitag? Hand out lumps of coal?
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